22 Top fantasy books like Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2) by Reni K. Amayo

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Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

By: Reni K. Amayo

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The king is dead - and with him, the last thread holding the kingdom together. Deep cracks are …

If you liked the fantasy plot in Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2) by Reni K. Amayo , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. Black Borne (A Warrior Slave Novel Book 1)

By: L.L. Farmer

4.20

Format: None pages,

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  • fantasy
  • fiction

2. Children of Blood and Bone

By: Tomi Adeyemi

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Zelie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders b… read more

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3. The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

By: Namina Forna

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered … read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) book and Reni K. Amayo's Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"She herself threw other girls on the metaphorical and even physical pyre. I should be used to it now, the way women sometimes betray other women, the way they align themselves with men, if only to gu…"

-Namina Forna, The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

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4. Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.33

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, … read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Didn't I tell you a bath would help?"

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"Some demons could not be soothed by any lullaby."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"You have never worried me, daughter. You have only disappointed."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"And the more I learn, the farther I feel. I don’t know where home is anymore."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

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5. Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Ifueko's Redemptor (Raybearer, #2) book and Reni K. Amayo's Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I clenched my fists. Not all pain was worthless. Sometimes, pain could write a story."

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

"Do not confuse guilt with conviction. Guilt is self-centered, and leads only to destructive obsession. But conviction brings balance—a sense of purpose beyond oneself."

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

"I want to live," I said, replacing Ye Eun's lily behind my ear, "because life is . . . life is worth it. Because as long as we can imagine a better world, we should stick around to see it. Even if it…"

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

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6. Only for the Week

By: Natasha Bishop

4.40

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Amerie Cross and Arnold Hightower.And now a toast from … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Bishop's Only for the Week book and Reni K. Amayo's Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.89

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Life is more complicated than right and wrong"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"For power, acceptance, sometimes we do what we never thought we would"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Baba followed me in and lifted his head to the sky. It was like he could taste the sun."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Despite all the pain he caused, I didn't know how to breathe without my brother in this world."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

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8. The Witches of Salix Pointe (Witches of Salix Pointe #1)

By: Noelle Vella

4.21

Format: 223 pages, ebook

Nestled between Little St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island, Salix Pointe is not a place that many p… read more

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  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Something Wicked This Way Comes (The Witches of Salix Pointe #2)

By: Noelle Vella

4.61

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

Now that Tasmin Pettiford and Elisa Hunte have discovered they are witches, one would think life wo… read more

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10. Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

By: Deborah Falaye

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster they ever cr… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Falaye's Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) book and Reni K. Amayo's Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Treat something like a monster and it will certainly learn to become a monster. (pg. 325)"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"You people- you treat us like we are not human. You replace our smiles with blood, our hearts with bullets. You destroy our innocence and our beings. And when you no longer have any use for us, you f…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"I know what it feels like to be robbed of something so precious to you. To feel helpless, broken, like you are not in control of your own body. These people- they thrive on taking power. Over our min…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

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11. Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

By: Rena Barron

3.73

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A girl with no gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes—even if the … read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"With or without magic, my power lies in my mind, my decisions, even in my mistakes."

-Rena Barron, Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

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12. Where We Found Our Heart (Lost & Found, #2)

By: Natasha Bishop

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Isaiah I had my chance at a family and it was stolen from me. I was told I was a joke, so th… read more

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13. Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

By: Natasha Bowen

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A way to survive.A way to serve.A way to save. Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves the… read more

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  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Do not be ashamed of who you are."

-Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

"When you pull back the skin of the sea, you never know what you will find."

-Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

"Simidele. Listen to me. I know you will make things right. What is done is done. We cannot change the past, only learn from it. What happens next is up to you."

-Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

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14. The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1)

By: N.E. Davenport

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport's fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

By: Roseanne A. Brown

4.13

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

Karina lost everything after a violent coup left her without her kingdom or her throne. Now the mos… read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Queens go to advisors for advice, not permission."

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

"You're allowed to choose yourself. You're allowed to leave."

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

"Are all human boys unable to differentiate lust from bloodlust, or is it just you?"

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

"You're never going to be the person you were with him again. But each day is a chance to become someone just as good."

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

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16. The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3)

By: Namina Forna

3.94

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

The dazzling finale to the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling Gilded Ones series. One girl … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

By: Reni K. Amayo

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The king is dead - and with him, the last thread holding the kingdom together. Deep cracks are … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • gods
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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18. Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2)

By: Natasha Bowen

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Skin of the Sea, in which the world … read more

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  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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19. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. A Dream So Dark (Nightmare-Verse, #2)

By: L.L. McKinney

4.07

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Still reeling from her recent battle (and grounded until she graduates), Alice must abandon her fri… read more

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  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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22. Reaper of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #2)

By: Rena Barron

4.03

Format: 464 pages, ebook

After so many years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has the one thing she’s always wanted—at … read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"One who milks his neighbor's goat does not do it for glory... To truly help, one does not need recognition in return."

-Rena Barron, Reaper of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #2)

"My sister Koré once told me that a god's love is a dangerous thing. I know that now. I don't want to die, but I deserve my fate."

-Rena Barron, Reaper of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #2)

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23. Rise of a Dark Throne (The Mōsa Chronicles, #1)

By: Ligia N. Cushman

3.70

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

When Sole awakens from the darkness, a terrifying plague that killed her family, she is left with t… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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24. Feral Kingdom : Volume I

By: Feara W.

4.36

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

Volume IType of Duet (2 books) POV: 3rdSetting: Alternative fantasy world based on Asia and Africa… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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25. Rather: The Therapist (The Grey List Book 2)

By: Grey Huffington

4.70

Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition

I am Rather Childers… I am one of seven women… I am one of eight siblings … I am the daugh… read more

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26. Ashes of Gold (Wings of Ebony, #2)

By: J. Elle

3.95

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the heart-pounding conclusion to the Wings of Ebony duology, Rue makes her final stand to reclai… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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27. The Secret World of Maggie Grey

By: Granger .

4.82

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

A vampire, a witch, and a siren get accepted into a magical HBCU. The rest I am not allowed to say … read more

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  • fantasy
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28. Black Witch (Warrior Slave #4)

By: L.L. Farmer

4.74

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

So Jasen calls me about a dead body. Drained of blood. You're probably thinking vampires, right? … read more

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29. Black Ghost (Warrior Slave #2)

By: L.L. Farmer

4.60

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

So now I’m a Ghost Hunter, too? I’m not too fond of demons, but I’d rather deal with a demon than … read more

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30. Stolen Legacy: Mayor of Goldsboro (A Goldsboro Novel Book 5)

By: L.L. Farmer

4.73

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Sheila Carpenter finally has the perfect life and the perfect Goldsboro’s newest mayor. Now she ju… read more

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31. Stolen Destiny: Mayor of Goldsboro (A Goldsboro Novel Book 4)

By: L.L. Farmer

4.71

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Sheryl Carpenter joined the Goldsboro Police Department three years ago when she returned home afte… read more

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Namina Forna

3.90

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Jordan Ifueko

4.33

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